NorthWestern Energy Group (NWE) Competitors

Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) and NorthWestern Energy Group (NYSE:NWE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Do analysts rate TLN or NWE?

Talen Energy presently has a consensus target price of $247.10, indicating a potential upside of 12.93%. NorthWestern Energy Group has a consensus target price of $59.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Given Talen Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Talen Energy is more favorable than NorthWestern Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talen Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NorthWestern Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk and volatility, TLN or NWE?

Talen Energy has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NorthWestern Energy Group has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TLN or NWE more profitable?

Talen Energy has a net margin of 50.48% compared to NorthWestern Energy Group's net margin of 14.81%. Talen Energy's return on equity of 8.59% beat NorthWestern Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talen Energy	50.48%	8.59%	3.13%
NorthWestern Energy Group	14.81%	7.40%	2.68%

Does the media prefer TLN or NWE?

In the previous week, NorthWestern Energy Group had 2 more articles in the media than Talen Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NorthWestern Energy Group and 7 mentions for Talen Energy. Talen Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat NorthWestern Energy Group's score of 0.68 indicating that Talen Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Talen Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NorthWestern Energy Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TLN or NWE?

Talen Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NorthWestern Energy Group. Talen Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NorthWestern Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talen Energy	$2.41B	4.61	$613M	$18.68	11.71
NorthWestern Energy Group	$1.51B	2.18	$224.11M	$3.65	14.77

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TLN or NWE?

0.4% of Talen Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Talen Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of NorthWestern Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TLN or NWE?

Talen Energy received 204 more outperform votes than NorthWestern Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.16% of users gave Talen Energy an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave NorthWestern Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Talen Energy	Outperform Votes 216 63.16%	Underperform Votes 126 36.84%
NorthWestern Energy Group	Outperform Votes 12 37.50%	Underperform Votes 20 62.50%

Summary

Talen Energy beats NorthWestern Energy Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.